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FOLDING PAVILION.

Patented May 14, 1895.

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FOLDING PAVILION. No. 539,226. L Patented May 14, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICEc ANTON LORENZ, OF GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY.

FOLDING PAVILION.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,226, dated May 14, 1895. application filed September 8, 1894. Serial No. 522,433. (Nogmodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ANTON LORENZ, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Guttenberg, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding- Pavilions, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to an improved folding pavilion, which can be readily put up for use at any suitable place in the-open air, ingardens, yards, rbc., and which can if desired, be provided with screens, so that the persons in the pavilions can vbe fully protected against ies and mosquitoes; and the invention consists of a pavilion, which is composed of a number of hinged panels, open or screened, a number of braces that are attached to the sections of a ferrule formed of a number of hinged sections, the lower ends of said hinged and inclined braces being connected by a suitable hook and eye connection with the hinged panels, a center-piece inserted into the ferrule formed bythe connection of the braces, a canvas cover extending over the braces and over the upper part of the panels, a canvas border extending along the lower part of the panels, and a hinged door arranged in one of the panels so as to give access to the structure when erected, as will be fully set forth hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is` a perspective View of my improved folding pavilion. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. et is a top view of the frame of the pavilion, partly broken away, the cover and center piece being removed. Fig. 5 shows in side elevation the hinged side panels in folded position. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on line 6 6, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 shows the braces supporting the top cover also folded, so as to be stored away with the folded panels when not required for use; and Fig. 8 is an edge view of the same.

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My improved folding pavilion can be used for two purposes, either as a portable pavilion to be used in gardens or yards, or as a closed pavilion in which the side-panels of the same are provided with mosquito-screens so as to keep out the dies and mosquitoes in places which are infested by them.

The main part of the frame of the pavilion is formed of a number of hinged panels A, which are provided with side bars a and crossvbars 0,', and either open or screened, as desired. The panels are connected by hinges b, b arranged alternately at the inner and outer edges, so as to be readily folded up after use.

Any suitable `shape of pavilion may be produced, either square, oblong or polygonal, ac-

cording to the size and number of panels used,

provided, however, that the adjacent edges of the frame a, a', of the panels are beveled according to the angle of inclination which the panels have to yassume toward each other when the pavilion is erected. The meetingedge of the last panel is connected by a suitable locking-device such as a hook and eye b2 with the adjacent edge of the iirst panel, so that the panels can be locked together before the attenuated ends 0.2 of the side-bars a are driven into the ground. One of the panels is preferably7 provided with a swinging-door O, which has means for closing and opening the same, so as to give access to the interior of the pavilion. The upper end of each panel is provided with suitable eyes d for inserting the hooks d which are arranged at the lower ends ofa number of braces D,which are hinged at their upper ends to a ferrule composed of a number of hinged plates B which, when connccted, form a ring-shaped body into which a pointed center-piece P that carries-at its upper end a suitable iiag, sign or other suitable device is inserted. The center or top-piece P is provided at its lowerv end with a suitable eniargement P for closing the ring-shaped ferrule and preventing-the ingress of flies and mosquitoes. When the braces are hooked into connection with the panels and the centerpiece P is inserted in the ferrule, the covering E formed of correspondingly-shapedk IOO so as to imparta -ngish to the :structure Land form contact with the ground to prevent uthe access of mosquitoes or dies into the lower part of the pavilion.

My improved folding pavilion may be made of any suitable size, but -preferablyiof such` diameter that a couch or cot, or aset of ta-l bles and chairs can be set in the same, so that a person can rest in the open air and `enjoy-the 2 breeze and exterior surroundings while still being protected against iiies and mosquitoes. For restaurantszandotherplacesJhepavilion A with a door, braces securedto a fer-rule formed of hinged sections, said braces having notches at their outer ends which engage upper portions of the panels, means `for securing the braces Vto the panels, and a cover adapted to pe pllaced over the braces, substantiallyfas set ort 2. Afoldingipavilionyconsistingof a number iof hin ged panels, inclined braces secured to a ferrule formed of hinged sections, said braces having notches at their outer ends, in which notches the upper portions of the panels,engage,eyes secured to said panels, hooks pivoted to the outer ends of the braces and adapted to engage said eyes, acenter-piece inserted in said ferrule, and a cover adapted to be placed over the braces, substantially as set forth.

3. A folding pavilion, consisting of a number of hingedpanels, one of which isprovided with a door, a series of braces connected together at their inner ends, the connecting means consistingof a -ferrule formed of hinged sections, the vsections being secured to the respect'i-ve innerendsof the braces, means `for securing the braces to the panels, a centerpiece inserted `in said ferrule, and a cover adapted to be placed over the braces, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANTON LORENZ. Witnessesz PAUL GOEPEL, S. E. SMITH. 

